Oven Care And Cleaning; Self-Cleaning The Oven; Preparing The Oven For Self-Clean - Bosch HBL 74 Series Use & Care Manual

Care and Cleaning

SELF-CLEANING THE OVEN

Bosch ovens feature a pyrolytic self-cleaning function that eliminates the difficult and time consuming manual
scrubbing of the oven interior. During self-cleaning, the oven uses a very high temperature (approx. 885°F) to
burn away food soil and grease.
• Only one oven at a time can be set to Self-Clean.
• It is common to see smoke and/or an occasional flame-up during the Self-Clean cycle, depending on the
content and amount of soil remaining in the oven. If a flame persists, turn off the oven and allow it to cool
before opening the door to wipe up the excessive food soil.
• The door latch is automatically activated after selecting the Self-Clean cycle. The door lock symbol will
appear in the display. This ensures that the door cannot be opened while the oven interior is at clean
temperatures.
• The oven light does not operate during this mode.
• During Self-Clean, the kitchen should be well ventilated to help eliminate odors associated with Self-Clean.
Odors will lessen with use.
• Three hours is the preset length of cleaning.
• The mode automatically stops at the end of the clean hours.
• When the oven heat drops to a safe temperature, the automatic door lock will release and the door can be
opened.

PREPARING THE OVEN FOR SELF-CLEAN

1. Remove all utensils and bakeware.
2. Remove oven racks. If oven racks are left in the oven during the self-clean cycle, they will permanently lose
the shiny finish and change to a dull dark finish. See Oven Cleaning Chart for proper care, Pages 33 to 34.
3. Wipe up any soft soil spills and grease with paper towels. Excess grease will cause flames and smoke inside
the oven during self-cleaning.
4. Review illustration below. Some areas of the oven must be cleaned by hand before the cycle begins. They do
not get hot enough during the cleaning cycle for soil to burn away. Use a soapy sponge or plastic scrubber
or a detergent-filled S.O.S.
inside the frame with detergent and hot water. Do not rub the gasket on oven. Hand-clean the oven door
window. Rinse all areas thoroughly then dry.
5. Be sure oven interior lights are turned off and the light bulbs and lens covers are in place. See Pages 13 and 37.
Hand clean frame
area outside gasket
DO NOT
hand clean gasket
Hand clean door
area outside gasket

Oven Care and Cleaning

® pad. Hand-clean the oven door edge, oven front frame and up to 1-1/2 inches
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Light Cooking Mode
Time Temperature
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Hand clean 1-1/2"
from rack guides
to front of oven cavity.
Hand clean door
window